Short squeeze board

A short squeeze happens when traders who bet against a stock are forced to buy it back as the price rises, which pushes it higher still. The short squeeze board lists stocks with a lot of short interest and ranks them by how likely they are to make a large move. The move can go up or down.

How to open the board and read a score

1. Click Short Squeeze in the left menu, under Screeners.
2. The list is ranked by Score, from 0 to 100. Rank 1 has the highest odds of a big move.
3. Read the score as odds. It is 70% how much the stock has been swinging over the last 20 days and 30% how much of its float traded over the last 5 days, compared with the other stocks on the board.
4. The small line under the score shows the historical odds of a 20% move within 5 sessions for that rank bucket. The arrow beside the rank shows how far it moved since yesterday.
5. Click a row to expand more columns.

Only stocks with short interest of 15% of float or more make the board. The stock must also be listed, priced at $1 or more, trade at least 100,000 shares a day, and have a market cap of $25 million or more.

What the odds mean

Over October 2025 to September 2026, the top 10 stocks rose 20% or more within 5 sessions about 17% of the time. They also fell 20% or more about 12% of the time. The median 5-day return was slightly negative. All stocks together did it about 4.5% of the time. A high score means a violent move is more likely. It does not mean up.

What the columns and badges mean

• SI %Float: short interest as a share of the float. It updates when FINRA publishes, and the board shows the date. SI STALE means the reading is more than about 40 days old and no longer counts toward the score.
• SV%: the share of the day's volume that was short selling. A xN tag counts days in a row at 50% or more.
• Borrow Fee: the yearly cost to borrow the shares for shorting, from Interactive Brokers. See Borrow fee.
• DTC (days to cover) and FLT UTIL (float utilization) show in the expanded row.
• HEAVY SHORT VOL: the short-volume ratio stayed at 0.5 or more on consecutive days. See Threshold list.
• HTB: hard to borrow.
• RAN: up 30% or more over the last 5 sessions. It stays ranked, but the move may be spent.
• LIVE: added from today's movers and scored on the spot.
• A green dot marks a news headline in the last 24 hours.
• SQUEEZED, COOLING and STILL SETUP appear on the top 15 rows. SQUEEZED means up 10% or more today. COOLING means down 5% or more.

How to filter and sort the board

1. Use Limit to show 50, 100, 250 or 500 rows. The default is 100.
2. Use Min Mcap to set a minimum size, from No min up to $5B+. The default is No min.
3. Open SECTOR FILTERS and tap one or more sectors to turn them on or off.
4. Turn on HEAVY SHORT VOLUME ONLY to keep names with a sustained short-volume ratio.
5. Turn on INCL. RISKY to add low-data rows that the default quality filter hides, such as very small stocks.
6. Click a column heading to sort. Click again to flip the order.

How to export the board (Pro)

1. Click EXPORT CSV · PRO above the table.
2. Pro and Terminal accounts download exactly what you see. Free accounts are sent to upgrade.

How to get a plain-English read on a row

1. Click the AI button on a row to open Break It Down.
2. Read the bull case, bear case and risk flags. The top names open instantly.

Good to know

• The board is rebuilt after each session's close. Borrow fee, share availability and price update during the day.
• Very small stocks that face a Nasdaq delisting deadline carry a warning. See Delisting watch.
• You can also add Short Int %, Borrow Fee % and Squeeze Score columns to any scanner panel. See Scanner presets.
• For the full method, see how the score is built.

If something doesn't work

• A stock you expect is missing: it may be under 15% short interest, under $1, or too thinly traded. Try INCL. RISKY.
• Borrow fee shows a dash: the fee is not reported for that stock.
• STALE: today's rebuild did not finish, so the last complete board is shown.